Friday, August 23, 2013

Within the time span of Summer 2012 and Summer 2013, several new
artists have made their entrance into the music scene. Some have made a
lot of noise with their music, but only a handful of artists really had
us putting their songs on repeat, making noise when a song came on and
made serious impact between the aforementioned time period.
The list below is a True, undiluted run down of the Artists that
shaped, defined and led music among Nigerian consumers in the past year.

Like To Party is a testament that you can
catch a hit record without following the typical music format that rules
the airwaves in Nigeria. Burna Boy appeared to have come from nowhere
after “Like To Party” became an overwhelming
hit all over Lagos and most parts of Nigeria, but the reality is that he
has been dropping music since 2011 and finally caught his biggest hit
in 2012. Burna then went on to deliver a quality video for not just his
first single off the L.I.F.E album but for his other strong and widely accepted singles such as Tonight and Run My Race which were produced by Aristokrat in-house producer LeriQ.

The Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa is still very relevant in the grand
scheme of things. After replacing his in-house producer K-Solo with Young D,
his sound became more full of youthful energy and translated seamlessly
among the more modern audience consuming Nigerian music today. After
releasing what most of us call a banger in his “Shake your Bum Bum”
single in 2012, it was a required song that had to play at least twice
at any given night. Then he went drop other extra catchy singles titled “Sexy Ladies”., “Club on Fire”, “Malonogede” and solid party album UPGRADE.

After the huge success of Oleku, and the launch of Ice Prince‘s debut album in 2011; the critics felt like it was a fluke. However, Ice silenced them with Aboki and a number of fierce freestyles. When it comes to most sought after rappers in Nigeria or Nigerian music around the world, Ice Prince
definitely leads the pack and has been able to package his flow and
hooks properly for commercial success. He also confirms that he is the ‘best rapper singer surely’ on TRUTH; a recent freestyle he released earlier in 2013.

Truth be told, Olamide has been putting in quality work since Young Erikina.
However, it appears that he started flooding the streets with music in
2012 even before his album dropped and after the success of Ilefo ILLuminati and First Of All, Olamide continues to drop heat until this day from Rayban Abacha to the more popular , Durosoke and Baddo Love.

Although Iyanya was all over the gossip sites due to his many
unsuccessful relationships, Iyanya definitely dominated Nigerian music
for a good period in 2012. His Kukere single
took him to a level he had never been before so he and his MMM group
team took full advantage by dropping another overwhelming single, “Ur Waist” ft Emma Nyra
which kept him up there with both feet rooted deep. In addition, he
recently added more fans to his base after touring the USA and UK during
the Spring of 2013. It is agreed among many top promoters and DJs in
the States that Iyanya’s USA tour has been the most successful among
most Nigerian contemporary artist tours in the past 5 years.

The most loved and respected artist in the Nigerian music industry, 2face Idibia did his rounds last year and killed the airwaves with his hit single Ihe Neme off his most recent studio album Away and Beyond. He then went quiet in the beginning of 2013 to prepare and participate in his wedding and honeymoon. Happy Married Life, Sir!

The StarBoy himself who has a well of talent and unnatural work ethic
when it comes to things of music, stayed very relevant all through 2012
with the massive single Azonto and a plethora of good songs he has dropped with his new Starboy producers Legendury Beats and Maleek Berry.
Although his name was mixed up among rumored conflict with EME, the
label he is still signed to, he has managed to continue to drop hits and
stay very relevant even on the international scene after dropping
notable tracks like Drop It ft Wale and Blown Away with Angel.

If you ask most club and party goers what the hit of 2013 is so far, majority of them will probably say Gobe. Davido blew everyone away with the 1st single off his 2nd studio album and continues to drop strong singles such ask Kalo Konnect and One of A Kind. His most recent single Skelewu which dropped barely over a week ago is already on its way to claiming National Hit status. Davido has proven that he is a force to be reckoned with in the industry and continues to disappoint the naysayers.

Who God has blessed, no man can curse; that is D’banj‘s story. Although he has not dropped any overwhelmingly engaging track in 2013; he killed everything with Oliver Twist in 2012 from going mainstream in the UK, to getting a Malibu worldwide placement deal for Oliver Twist song. D’banj continues to be one of the most relevant and distinct artists in the continent of Africa. D’banj
is a true entertainer and anything he says, drops or headlines (in
terms of shows/concerts) usually attracts a huge amount of people
because we know that we will be entertained.

The Twin Kings of Africa!!! The Okoye twins are in a league all by
themselves and continue to maintain their winning position. They brought
us the massive Beautiful Onye and Chop My Money remix both last year and destabilized every huge plan any artist in the continent had of dominating the music scene. P-Square then went on to drop the killer visuals for Alingo and in 2013 delivered another widely accepted single and video Personally.
P-Square Personally occupies the #1 Spot on the ”10 Hottest Artists in Nigeria” list as carefully and objectively selected by the notjustOk Team.

Worthy Mentions

1. Banky W
The EME boss decided to go back into the studio after playing executive role in grooming Wizkid and Skales as solo artists. Mr W blessed us with 2 strong singles Yes/No and Good Good Loving and displayed to us the true essence of R&B with his 3rd studio album, R&BW.
2. May D
After the P Square and May D separation, May D dropped the visuals for another solid single, Gat Me High after which he released So Many Tinz produced by Fliptyce before releasing his debut album on his newly formed Confam Records in 2013.
3. KCEEKCEE, who had dropped 2 singles Okpekete and Give it to Me ft Flavour which were attempts at scoring a hit single, pleasantly surprised us all after Limpopo
was released in 2013. He successfully gave fans what will probably end
up being one of the top 3 songs of 2013, and followed it up with his new
single Okoso.
4. Tiwa Savage
Ms. Tiwa Savage who recently got engaged and scored a
well deserved Pepsi endorsement deal in 2012, remains relevant in the
music scene and finally released her highly anticipated debut album, Once Upon A Time in 2013. “Eminado” (featuring Don Jazzy) is quickly becoming a fan favourite.
5. FlavourFlavour is like the Rock Star of Nigeria who has
been touring the world for majority of 2013 from his concerts in
Australia, sold out show in Burkina Faso, USA Tour and a Cameroon tour
coming soon. He also dropped some powerful singles like Ada Ada, Shake and Chinny Baby.
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